Prayer Tower
The Prayer Tower is a late Googie design-influenced tower located on the campus of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 200 ft glass and steel structure, designed by Tulsa architect Frank Wallace, opened in 1967.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mabee Center and J. L. Johnson Stadium.
Mabee Center
Stadium
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Mabee Center is a 10,094-seat multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of Oral Roberts University, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. The building opened in 1972 and was designed by architect Frank Wallace, who designed most of the buildings on the ORU campus. Mabee Center is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Prayer Tower.
J. L. Johnson Stadium
Grandstand
J. L. Johnson Stadium is a baseball venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. It is home to the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles baseball team of the NCAA Division I The Summit League. J. L. Johnson Stadium is situated 1,200 feet east of Prayer Tower.
Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art
Museum
The Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was founded in 1966 as the Gershon & Rebecca Fenster Museum of Jewish Art. From its inception until 1998, Tulsa's Congregation B'nai Emunah Synagogue housed the museum. Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art is situated 1 mile northwest of Prayer Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jenks and Red Fork.
Jenks
Photo: Emersonbiggins85, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jenks is in the Green Country region of Oklahoma. Jenks' landscape is very similar to Tulsa's which is green with lots of trees and hills. It is right next to the Arkansas River, Riverparks, and it is near to many of the attractions in Tulsa.
Red Fork
Neighborhood
Red Fork is a community in Southwest Tulsa. It was founded in 1883 as a railhead on the Arkansas River. It is famous for being the location of the first oil well in Tulsa County, the Sue A. Bland #1. Red Fork is situated 6 miles northwest of Prayer Tower.
Alsuma
Neighborhood
Alsuma was a rural community between Tulsa and Broken Arrow in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States. Its post office opened in 1905, and was named Welcome, but was renamed Alsuma in 1906. Alsuma is situated 6 miles northeast of Prayer Tower.
Prayer Tower
- Type: School building
- Description: Tower on the campus of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Categories: tower, building, and education
- Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.0507° or 36° 3′ 3″ northLongitude
-95.95243° or 95° 57′ 9″ westOpen location code
8686322X+72OpenStreetMap ID
way 125827427OpenStreetMap feature
building=schoolOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q7239006
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In Other Languages
From Russian to Ukrainian—“Prayer Tower” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Молитвенная башня”
- Ukrainian: “Молитовна вежа”
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Highlights include Oral Roberts University and ONEOK Sports Complex.
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